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While many merit badges are earned at summer camp or during special
activities organized by the troop, scouts are highly encouraged to pursue
merit badges on their own.Merit
badges are designed to expose scouts to many hobbies, sports, crafts, and
professions.During the course of
earning merit badges it is common for scouts to pick up a life-long hobby or
find their professional calling.

Before starting work towards a merit badge it is important to contact a
merit badge councilor for the badge.Contact Mr. Rushlow a list of merit badge councilors in our council.We have many merit badge councilors right
in Troop 40!The merit badge councilor
will review the requirements with you and help guide you through the process
of earning the merit badge.The
councilor is the person to whom you prove that you’ve earned the merit badge
by fulfilling the requirements.

Often the first step after contacting the merit badge councilor is
obtaining a book about the desired merit badge.The merit badge book contains the
requirements (the links on the left are another path to the requirements) for
the merit badge.The book also
contains much of the information needed to fulfill the requirements.The merit badge books may be obtained from
several places.Troop 40 has a library
of merit badge books.Merit badge
books are for sale at the Council Office.Other scouts may have a copy of the merit badge book that they would
let you borrow.

Troop 40 Merit Badge News

2/21/10

Cycling - Mr Rushlow will be working on the cycling merit
badge in the spring.